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Obamacare's 7-foot #RedTapeTower hits the TwitterSphere

March 12, 2013 | Modified: March 12, 2013 at 2:15 pm
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David Hauptmann, an aide to Sen. Mitch McConnell, Tweeted this photo with this caption:

"Note: Stacked here are every page of Obamacare regulations published through last week. The newest ones are the stack at the bottom. On the chair, next to the stack is the original 2,700 page Obamacare legislation. This stack is 7 feet 3 inches high."

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